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How Rupnagar Hit a Breakthrough: Zero Stubble Burning This Season and the Ground-Level Work Behind It

31 January 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Rupnagar records zero stubble burning amid rising pollution as innovative crop residue management and focused administration drive change.

Beyond Headlines

Budget 2026: The Bureaucratic Core Behind Nirmala Sitharaman’s Ninth Union Budget

31 January 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

As Nirmala Sitharaman prepares to present her ninth consecutive Union Budget, a look at the senior bureaucrats...

Beyond Headlines

In Nagaland, Where Governance Demands Calm, Sentiyanger Imchen Leads

30 January 2026

Pallavi Priya

A 1991-batch IAS officer with deep field experience and financial acumen, Sentiyanger Imchen brings calm,...

Book Reviews

Part 2 : Why K.M. Panikkar Still Matters in India’s Political and Intellectual History

30 January 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

Drawing from deep archival research and unflinching narrative honesty, Narayani Basu presents K.M. Panikkar...

Reviving Forgotten Heroes: IPS Officer Manbir Singh Brings Rajaram Back to History

Beyond Headlines

Reviving Forgotten Heroes: IPS Officer Manbir Singh Brings Braj Jat Warrior Rajaram Back to History

30 January 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

IPS Manbir’s book 'Rajaram' revives the forgotten 17th-century Braj warrior who resisted Aurangzeb, highlighting...

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Republic Day Parade 2026: Maharashtra Tableau Wins Top Honour; Indian Navy and Delhi Police Lead Marching Contingents

29 January 2026

Economic Survey 2025–26: India’s GDP Growth Projected at 6.8–7.2% Amid Global Uncertainty, Flags Currency and Capital Flow Risks

29 January 2026

From 2011 Batch Onwards, 2-Year Central Deputation Made Mandatory for IPS Officers Seeking Senior Central Posts

31 January 2026

Videos

A Bottle-Painter, A Poetess, An Author, Avid Reader, Champion Player and A Successful IAS Officer – Mugdha Sinha Has Aced It All

29 January 2026

Sharad Gupta

Hemming ITDC To Provide Ultimate Travel, Tourism & Hospitality Experience | IAS Mugdha Sinha Video Interview

26 January 2026

Sharad Gupta

The Life & Times of an UPSC Aspirant in Allahabad

23 January 2026

Sharad Gupta

Bureaucracy News

Legal Delay Over 2002 HCS Recruitment: CAT Grants Partial Relief to 8 Haryana Civil Service Officers Amid IAS Promotion Controversy

31 January 2026

Who Is IAS Manisha Patankar Mhaiskar? Maharashtra Govt Appoints Her as New ACS (Home); 4 Key IAS Postings Reshuffled

31 January 2026

Who Is IPS Peeyush Pandey? Senior Officer Appointed Interim DGP of West Bengal After Rajeev Kumar’s Retirement

31 January 2026

Massive Police Reshuffle in West Bengal: 52 Officers Transferred, Peeyush Pandey Appointed Acting DGP, Supratim Sarkar Kolkata Police Commissioner

31 January 2026

IOFS Noorin Bux, Prabhat Kumar Tenure Extended; IRS M Anitha Joins Defence Department, ITS Pankaj Gupta Repatriated

31 January 2026

IAS Officers Indian Administrative Services

IAS Nitika Pawar Appointed GM at FCI Chandigarh; IAS Vivek Bhardwaj Given Addl Secretary Charges

31 January 2026

PSU News

POWERGRID Achieves New Milestone: Gross Fixed Assets Surpass ₹3 Trillion, Posts Strong Q3FY26 Results, Declares ₹3.25 Interim Dividend

31 January 2026

Central Bank of India Partners with HSBC Asset Management to Offer Mutual Fund Solutions

31 January 2026

Vadodara Gas Limited Partners with MECON Limited to Boost Project Management and Engineering

31 January 2026

Bharat Dynamics Limited Reports Q3 & 9-Month FY26 Results, Declares ₹4.50 Interim Dividend

31 January 2026

SECL CMD Harish Duhan Assigned Additional Charge as CMD of WCL from February 1, 2026

31 January 2026

BPCL Wins ‘Pipeline Transportation – Company of the Year’ Award at India Energy Week 2026

31 January 2026

RITES Ltd Wins Excellence in Sustainable Engineering Award for Udhampur–Srinagar–Baramulla Railway Link

31 January 2026

PNB Signs MoU with TNSRLM to Boost Women-Led Self-Help Groups in Tamil Nadu

31 January 2026

Defence News

Inside the HAL-Yakovlev Pact: Why This Aircraft Pact Is a Game-Changer for India’s Aviation Sector

31 January 2026

IAF IISC Hypersonic Propulsion System Deal

What Is Hypersonic Propulsion? Inside IAF’s Landmark Deal With IISc’s FSID

31 January 2026

Agniveers to Get a New Career Path? Government Plans CAPF Absorption as First Batch Retires in 2026

31 January 2026

Explained: How ARDE Debunked PL-15 Myths and Proved Astra Missile’s 160–240 km Combat Capability

31 January 2026

Judiciary News

Allahabad High Court Issues Strict Guidelines on Police Encounters in UP: ‘Punishment Is Court’s Prerogative, Not Police’s’

31 January 2026

Captain Pramod Kumar Bajaj ITAT Appointment Case

Explained: Inside the Supreme Court’s ₹5 Lakh Penalty on Centre Over IRS Officer ITAT Appointment Case

31 January 2026

Justice GR Swaminathan Controversy: Supreme Court Seeks Tamil Nadu Government’s Reply on PIL

30 January 2026

Explained: Why the Supreme Court Wants States to Revisit Minimum Wages for Domestic Workers

30 January 2026

Opinion

Features

Precision Lethality: The Shift from Volume to Accuracy

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Uttar Pradesh

The Rise of a New Economic Vanguard: Uttar Pradesh at 76

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UPSC Stories

She Cried, She Learned, She Returned: The Unbreakable UPSC Journey of IAS Avdhija Gupta

20 January 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

From three consecutive Prelims failures to securing AIR 43, IAS Avdhija Gupta’s UPSC CSE-2024 journey...

Why the UPSC Centenary Logo Matters: A Visual Guide to 100 Years of Civil Services

18 January 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

The UPSC centenary logo marks 100 years of India’s civil services. Decode its symbols and trace the journey...

Lost Father at 17, Worked Full-Time: Bhilai Steel Plant Diploma Engineer to CGPSC 2024 Deputy Collector – Yashwant Dewangan

10 January 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

Yashwant Kumar Dewangan, a BSP diploma engineer from Korba, overcame personal and professional challenges...

Social Media

Watch: First One-Horned Rhino Calf of 2026 Takes Birth at Jaldapara National Park, IFS Officer Shares Rare Footage

3 January 2026

A newborn one-horned rhinoceros calf was spotted at Jaldapara National Park on January 1, 2026. IFS officer...

Rare Night Encounter: IFS Officer Spots Highly Venomous Banded Krait During Forest Patrol, Internet Amazed

29 December 2025

An IFS officer’s night patrol video of a highly venomous banded krait has gone viral, highlighting India’s...

Heroic Karnataka Elephant Rescue: How a 28-Hour “Impossible Mission” Became a Triumph of Wildlife Care, IFS Parveen Kaswan Shares Video

19 November 2025

A trapped elephant was rescued after 28 hours in Karnataka through a massive, expertly coordinated Forest...

Book Reviews

Part 2 : Why K.M. Panikkar Still Matters in India’s Political and Intellectual History

30 January 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

Drawing from deep archival research and unflinching narrative honesty, Narayani Basu presents K.M. Panikkar...

Three Engineers, Three Books

29 January 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

Retired IAS officer Amitabha Bhattacharya reviews three engineers’ autobiographical books, exploring...

Part 1 | Boswell for a Statesman: How Narayani Basu Reconstructs the Many Lives of K.M. Panikkar

27 January 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

In this extended two-part review, the author seeks the indulgence of readers to engage deeply with A...